Originally Posted By: MRHELLO
When it comes to Crappie they are pretty much looked down upon here and I am sure that in most cases they are not a good idea for a pond.

As in most cases I think it depends on your goals. My pond was stocked with BCP a couple years before I moved in. My goals are LMB and BG. The guy who previously stocked it chastises me for not wanting them in there. Yesterday he said "you don't want Crappie but you stocked BG? That makes no sense!". He's a guy who's always right so I just let him go.

As far as taking over a BOW, I can completely agree. Crappie YOY survived my fish-kill last June and I restocked with LMB, HSB in Sept and BG this June. Since I started counting on 4-28-13, I've pulled over 1100 Crappie out of my pond. So for me? I can just imagine how they would multiply if left alone and I really think they would damper my plans of big LMB and BG by out-competing for food.

I thought they would be good to have in my 2-acre pond but read enough posts on here to (in my mind) decide against it. These folks know much more than I do and I try to stay open to all advice, suggestions and ideas. Then apply how I see fit and accept my decisions as my own, right or wrong.

PB Rocks!

PS - The good side is there are a lot of people young and old who have had a great time fishing-out the Crappie over the past 2 months!

Last edited by Lovnlivin; 07/05/13 08:55 AM.
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